davesenesac
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Post by davesenesac on Jun 5, 2017 12:53:26 GMT -8
Which of the following generation were you born into?
GI Generation 1901 1926 Mature Silents 1927 1945 Baby Boomers 1946 1964 Generation X 1965 1980 Generation Y / Millennium 1981 2000 Generation Z / Boomlets after 2001
There are numbers of books and websites that go into detail of the USA generations and the following link provides a nice brief summary of each. As stated therein, each generation has a vast range of different individuals so generational generalizations are at best vague. Obviously those born near the ends of each generation share some qualities with adjacent generations:
www.marketingteacher.com/the-six-living-generations-in-america/
How does your own life compare to your generation's summary?
Here on the Backpackers B board, there is a full range of ages though the ratio is unbalanced versus the general population towards higher ages. It is useful for anyone in this era to understand commonly used generation terms in news and conversation. A reason I am posting this thread is because it is rather obvious the general population beyond our board has only vague, often incorrect understanding of those terms. For instance:
Recently in news stories am seeing quite a lot of criticisms (especially reader comments to) of the Baby Boomers that actually are due to the Generation X group and Yuppie Boomers that many lump together with even though the latter are vastly different because the cultural revolution causing changes of the late 60s early 70s was huge.
My own parents were born at the end of the GI Generation period and both were in WWII. I and all my siblings are Baby Boomer's. And I rather align with most of what is listed although I consider myself very different in many ways than average boomers. For instance I was totally opposite the "the Buy it now and use credit". Also very much not Yuppie because though I had a career have always been more the financial peon and very much at the negative end of materialism, something I share with significant numbers of others as a sub group of my generation.
David
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Post by foxalo on Jun 5, 2017 13:17:49 GMT -8
I'm Gen X, but I've got a lot of the same characteristics of GI Generation. We carry no debt other than a mortgage. We make our kids work/save for the big things. We can afford to give them everything, but we choose not to. They tend to appreciate things more when they pay for it themselves. We do use a credit card for all purchases, but it gets paid off every month and we earn cash back on it. I think it just depends on how you were raised, and whether or not you want to be like your parents. My son may be a Millennial, but he at least knows how to work for things. And he doesn't get to come back home after graduation.
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Post by zeke on Jun 5, 2017 13:26:27 GMT -8
Boomer. Closer to '46 than '64.
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Post by drilldaddyo on Jun 5, 2017 13:53:02 GMT -8
I'm a Boomer............ very close to the end of that group
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Post by Campfires&Concierges on Jun 5, 2017 14:18:31 GMT -8
I'm GenX, and pretty much spot on with the characterization, especially: averages 7 career changes in their lifetime, it was not normal to work for a company for life, unlike previous generations.
I've worked for 5 organizations in my 19-year career, and will be looking for a 6th sooner rather than later.
I do think this one is a bit off, though - I'm at the later end of Gen X (1975) and didn't really use computers regularly until college. They existed, but were more of a fun project (programming your own banner to print on dot-matrix printers) vs using for papers and/or correspondence.
most remember being in school without computers and then after the introduction of computers in middle school or high school
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Post by whistlepunk on Jun 5, 2017 15:11:56 GMT -8
I am the apathy generation. Label me anything you want, I don't care.
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Post by BigLoad on Jun 5, 2017 17:44:12 GMT -8
I'm 2/3 of the way into the Boomers. Some parts of the profile fit, others are way off. It's about as accurate as a horoscope.
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Post by toejam on Jun 5, 2017 19:43:38 GMT -8
Self righteous & self-centered.
Why don't you all f-f-f-fade away!
I doubt America survives us.
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Post by rebeccad on Jun 5, 2017 19:55:46 GMT -8
Interesting summaries, but as with all such, decidedly general. I think the GI generation extends to 1928 or so; at least, my parents were born in '27 and '28, and fit that much more than the next one. They came of age during the war, and were strongly molded by the Great Depression.
And while I fall at the end of the Baby Boomers, in a lot of ways I, too, am more of my parents' generation. Don't carry debt, raised on hard work and that "use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without" attitude. Funny thing about people born in about '62 to '64: I've seen a lot of things that map out the generations--and leave out those years entirely, saying that the Baby Boom ended about 1960 or 61, and GenX started in '65. In a way, that gap is correct for every generation. I'm the youngest of my generation in our extended family, so I identify "backward." Someone who was born the same year but was the oldest, might be more GenX-ish.
My kids are Millenials, and just like all the "generation" definitions, it doesn't do them or their peers justice. One thing that really does define their peer group is that they don't remember a time before 9/11. So I'd actually draw a line there, at about 1997 or 7, because that event changed our country in some fundamental ways.
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Post by tallgrass on Jun 5, 2017 19:56:55 GMT -8
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Post by tallgrass on Jun 5, 2017 20:03:38 GMT -8
My kids are Millenials, and just like all the "generation" definitions, it doesn't do them or their peers justice. One thing that really does define their peer group is that they don't remember a time before 9/11. So I'd actually draw a line there, at about 1997 or 7, because that event changed our country in some fundamental ways. I think there's another split around 1988-1990. I call it the Tommy Boy gap. People who instantly recognize that movie and those that don't. Just about two weeks ago, a student walked into my 1st hour class with a donut and I make a comment about how I used to grab bear claws two at a time when I was a kid and get the lodged in this region here. It was met with blank stares. I tried to explain. and the only response I got was, 'oh, that really old movie with that fat dead guy' Kids these days...Or maybe I'm just getting old.
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Post by swimswithtrout on Jun 5, 2017 20:39:13 GMT -8
I'm 2/3 of the way into the Boomers. Some parts of the profile fit, others are way off. It's about as accurate as a horoscope. Midway Boomer here, but I fit in better with the prior generation. And yes, it's as accurate as a "horrorscope"
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2017 4:29:33 GMT -8
Interesting summaries, but as with all such, decidedly general. I think the GI generation extends to 1928 or so; at least, my parents were born in '27 and '28, and fit that much more than the next one. They came of age during the war, and were strongly molded by the Great Depression. And while I fall at the end of the Baby Boomers, in a lot of ways I, too, am more of my parents' generation. Don't carry debt, raised on hard work and that "use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without" attitude. You know, I had exactly that same thought yesterday (my parents were born 1926 and 1927). Very much products of the Depression and WW2. I'm a boomer, but not particularly proud of it.
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Post by swmtnbackpacker on Jun 6, 2017 5:39:46 GMT -8
First few years of Gen X. Historians categorize the generations and marketers use this info, though it's not 100%. Looking at cause and effect, working parents meant true "latch-key" kids required a lot of autonomy by definition ... though there are other determinants of personality.
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Post by desert dweller on Jun 6, 2017 6:01:45 GMT -8
Right square in the middle of the Boomer Bust. The largest population bulge in the history of the world is dying out. We paid for our parent's Social Security. Who is going to pay for ours?
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